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Docket for 13-894
No. 13-894
Title:
Department of Homeland Security, Petitioner
v.
Robert J. MacLean
Docketed:January 27, 2014
Linked with 13A503
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  Case Nos.:(2011-3231)
  Decision Date:April 26, 2013
  Rehearing Denied:August 30, 2013
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nov 18 2013 Application (13A503) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 28, 2013 to December 28, 2013, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Nov 19 2013 Application (13A503) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until December 28, 2013.
Dec 17 2013 Application (13A503) to extend further the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 28, 2013 to January 27, 2014, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Dec 18 2013 Application (13A503) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 27, 2014.
Jan 27 2014 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 26, 2014)
Feb 14 2014 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 28, 2014.
Mar 28 2014 Brief of respondent Robert J. MacLean in opposition filed.
Apr 15 2014 Reply of petitioner Department of Homeland Security filed.
Apr 16 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 2, 2014.
May 5 2014 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 15, 2014.
May 19 2014 Petition GRANTED.
May 30 2014 The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including July 25, 2014.
May 30 2014 The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 22, 2014.
Jun 27 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.
Jul 25 2014 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.)
Jul 25 2014 Brief of petitioner Department of Homeland Security filed.
Aug 19 2014 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either party or of neither party from counsel for the petitioner.
Sep 4 2014 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, November 4, 2014.
Sep 8 2014 Record requested from U.S.C.A. for the Federal Circuit.
Sep 9 2014 The Record received from U.S.C.A. Federal Circuit is electronic and located on PACER.
Sep 10 2014 Brief amicus curiae of David B. Nolan, Sr. filed.
Sep 19 2014 CIRCULATED
Sep 22 2014 Brief of respondent Robert J. MacLean filed. (Distributed)
Sep 29 2014 Brief amicus curiae of United States Office of Special Counsel filed. (Distributed)
Sep 29 2014 Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Government Employees filed. (Distributed)
Sep 29 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Former U.S. Government Officials filed. (Distributed)
Sep 29 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Rutherford Institute filed. (Distributed)
Sep 29 2014 Brief amici curiae of Blacks in Government, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 29 2014 Brief amicus curiae of FlyersRights.org filed. (Distributed)
Sep 29 2014 Brief amicus curiae of Project on Government Oversight filed. (Distributed)
Sep 29 2014 Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. (Distributed)
Oct 22 2014 Reply of petitioner Department of Homeland Security filed. (Distributed)
Nov 4 2014 Argued. For petitioner: Ian H. Gershengorn, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C.
Jan 21 2015 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Roberts, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kennedy, J., joined.
Feb 23 2015 JUDGMENT ISSUED.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
    Counsel of Record United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: Department of Homeland Security
 
Ian Heath Gershengorn Principal Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@usdoj.gov
Party name: Department of Homeland Security
Attorneys for Respondent:
Neal Kumar Katyal Hogan Lovells US LLP(202) 637-5600
    Counsel of Record555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
neal.katyal@hoganlovells.com
Party name: Robert J. MacLean
 
Louis Alan Clark Government Accountability Project(202) 457-0034
1612 K Street
Suite 1100
Washington, DC  20006
LouisC@whistleblower.org
Party name: Robert J. MacLean
Other:
Raymond H. Brescia Albany Law School(518) 445-2328
80 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY  12208
rbres@albanylaw.edu
Party name: FlyersRights.org
 
Michael J. Gottlieb 5301 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Suite 8002022372727
Washington, DC  20015
mgottlieb@bsfllp.com
Party name: Former U.S. Government Officials
 
Andres M. Grajales American Federation of Government Employees202-639-6426
80 F Street, NW
Washington, DC  20001
Grajaa@afge.org
Party name: American Federation of Government Employees
 
Francis Douglas Hartnett Elitok & Hartnett at Law PLLC(202) 965-0529
2428 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20007
dhartnett@elitokandhartnett.com
Party name: Project on Government Oversight
 
Robert K. Kry MoloLamken LLP(202) 556-2011
The Watergate, Suite 660
600 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20037
rkry@mololamken.com
Party name: Members of Congress
 
Carolyn Lerner 1730 M Street, N.W. Suite 412(202) 254-3600
Washington, DC  20036
briefs@osc.gov
Party name: United States Office of Special Counsel
 
David B. Nolan 97 Willow Run Drive(571) 277-3265
Centerville, MA  02632
dbnesq1@aol.com
Party name: David B. Nolan, Sr.
 
Mathew B. Tully Tully Rinckey P.L.L.C.(202) 787-1900
815 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Suite 720
Washington, DC  20006
mtully@tullylegal.com
Party name: Blacks in Government, et al.
 
John W. Whitehead The Rutherford Institute(434) 978-3888
923 Garden Boulevard
Charlottesville, VA  22901
johnw@rutherford.org
Party name: Rutherford Institute

 

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